what is grassland in geography plse help
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Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses, however sedge and rush families can also be found.
And Shukla ji grassland are found almost in every Continent except antartica and artic
And Shukla ji grassland are found almost in every Continent except antartica and artic
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Grasslands
Grassland
big open spaces, not many bushestrees are only found near streams and riversseems like an endless ocean of grass10-30 inches of rain per yearoften located between forests and desertssoil tends to be deep and fertile (Crops grow well)roots of perennial grasses usually penetrate far into the soil.Types
Tallgrass prairie
- Lies mainly in the eastern portion of the Midwest
- Grasses normally grow to 5 feet tall
- Annual rain total approach 30 inches per yearMixed grass prairie
- Lies mainly in the middle portion of the Midwest
- Grasses normally grow to 2-3 feet tall
- Typically 15-25 inches of rain per year
- where buffalo once roamedShort grass prairie
- Lies mainly in the western portion of the Midwest, hugging the coast of the deserts and the Rocky mountains into Canada
- Grasses normally are no more than two feet tall
- Usually a little more than 10 inches of rain per year
- Prairie dogs are common.

Grasslands of the World
found on either side of two desert belts that circle the Earthabout one-quarter of Earth are grasslandsTropical grasslands: closer to Equator; hot all year roundTemperate grasslands: further from Equator; both hot summer and harsh winterOnce covered much of interior of North American, also common in Eurasia ans South Americanhighly productive when first converted to agriculture uses
(Organic material in soil comes from hundreds and thousands of years of decompositionGo by different names
- South American: Pampas
- Europe: Steppes
- Africa: Savannas

Grassland Animals
Grasslands lacks trees and heavy bushes to hide animalshome to large herds of grazing animals
(Open landscape and widely spaced trees)Active only during the rainy seasonIncludes animals like Warthog, Afican Elephant, Brown Hyena and Bison
Grasslands
Grassland
big open spaces, not many bushestrees are only found near streams and riversseems like an endless ocean of grass10-30 inches of rain per yearoften located between forests and desertssoil tends to be deep and fertile (Crops grow well)roots of perennial grasses usually penetrate far into the soil.Types
Tallgrass prairie
- Lies mainly in the eastern portion of the Midwest
- Grasses normally grow to 5 feet tall
- Annual rain total approach 30 inches per yearMixed grass prairie
- Lies mainly in the middle portion of the Midwest
- Grasses normally grow to 2-3 feet tall
- Typically 15-25 inches of rain per year
- where buffalo once roamedShort grass prairie
- Lies mainly in the western portion of the Midwest, hugging the coast of the deserts and the Rocky mountains into Canada
- Grasses normally are no more than two feet tall
- Usually a little more than 10 inches of rain per year
- Prairie dogs are common.

Grasslands of the World
found on either side of two desert belts that circle the Earthabout one-quarter of Earth are grasslandsTropical grasslands: closer to Equator; hot all year roundTemperate grasslands: further from Equator; both hot summer and harsh winterOnce covered much of interior of North American, also common in Eurasia ans South Americanhighly productive when first converted to agriculture uses
(Organic material in soil comes from hundreds and thousands of years of decompositionGo by different names
- South American: Pampas
- Europe: Steppes
- Africa: Savannas

Grassland Animals
Grasslands lacks trees and heavy bushes to hide animalshome to large herds of grazing animals
(Open landscape and widely spaced trees)Active only during the rainy seasonIncludes animals like Warthog, Afican Elephant, Brown Hyena and Bison
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